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TIL that sunflowers can help clean radioactive soil. Japan is currently using this to rehabilitate Fukashima. Over 10,000 packets of sunflower seeds have been sold to the people of the city.

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WDWB TIL of Hitler’s “Supergun”: the V-3 cannon was designed to launch shells over 100 miles (165 km) to bombard London from bunkers on the French coast.
7rDLP TIL The Last Airbender is the Shyamalan's worst-reviewed film to date
Z8M8R TIL McDonalds intentionally created exactly four different shapes for chicken nuggets. According to the company, “three would’ve been too few. Five would’ve been, like, wacky.”
oEXL TIL: The last time the Houston Astro dome hosted the Super Bowl in 2003, was vaunted as the “Greatest Super Bowl of all Time” It’s also when Janet Jackson had her live “nipslip” performing w/Justin Timberlake. A guy frustrated trying to find clip the next day had a decent idea and created YouTube.
Pywn TIL that scientists have successfully created cheese using human bacteria collected from toes and belly buttons.